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ECR-WSS PRST STD U.S. Postage Paid Twin Cities, MN Permit #1962 Arden Hills, MN 55112-5734 . I Council passes non-conforming setback amendment n Postal Customer Beyond the Yellow Ribbon s i PTRC plans d Severe weather reminders e Army Reserve Transportation Company Notes from the City Council here are signs that spring is here: ers running and changing directions, ankle When you are on our trails, or in our T birds singing in the morning, the sprains and falls were a concern. parks, if you notice something that needs Home and Garden Show, the Parade attention, please call the City and let us of Homes, the Spring/Summer Arden Hills one kick of the ball and it rolled know. Our Operations and Maintenance Park and Recreation catalog, and weight like billiard ball on a pool table. crew may not notice everything, and we restrictions on our City streets. Of course welcome a second set of eyes. Together we are far from being safe from another should be played on nice, thick we can make sure our parks and trails are winter snow storm and rest assured the grass. The grass last year grew properly maintained for everyones use and City maintenance vehicles still have snow enjoyment. - plows attached. tion to start this year. Sincerely, The spring and summer season is a busy Last year we added a new park to our time for the City. Over the past couple of years the City Council has put a focus on of Hazelnut Park was actually owned by improving facilities for summer use. Last Trinity Lutheran Church of Lake Johanna. year we implemented an ongoing mainteLast year the City purchased the soccer - nance plan for all our parks and trails. It David Grant is a detailed schedule for when things get One of several items for park improvement Mayor done on weekly, monthly, and an annual consideration this year by the Council is basis. In essence, it sets a schedule and whether to install irrigation for Hazelnut standards so we can be assured all parks Park. get the proper maintenance they need. The parks and trails maintenance plan also One task was to repair and resurface our tennis courts. The last court was complettrails. Just like a roadway or driveway, the - ed last year, and the tennis courts should bituminous surface needs periodic mainte - get a lot of use this year.nance every few years, mainly seal coating. It is important we keep these assets in good We recently added irrigation to Cummings condition. Without sidewalks in our City, the trails often become our walking route There were several reasons to irrigate from place to place. Our trails also provide an easy and convenient source of exercise. enjoyment being among the most imporThis year we plan to install trail signage - with maps to help people route themselves in places, and basically soccer teams were from neighborhood to neighborhood. playing on dirt and dead grass. With play -